Water District Board VP Endorses Candidate: Letter To The Editor

— From Olivia Sanwong, Vice President of the Zone 7 Water Agency Board of Directors:

Angela Ramirez Holmes is a true leader and visionary for our Alameda County Flood Control & Water Conservation District, also known as Zone 7 Water Agency. She has served on the Zone 7 Board since 2012 and as Board President in 2018-2019. Angela fought for greater transparency of Zone 7’s meetings and decision-making processes, including the broadcast of our Board meetings on Tri-Valley Community Television. She led the effort to organize regular finance committee meetings to ensure Zone 7’s financial documents and decisions are carefully reviewed and discussed. When the Zone 7 Board reviewed water rates in Fall 2018, Angela joined me and voted no.

The broad range of issues facing Zone 7 requires a leader like Angela. In 2019, Angela requested that a discussion about homelessness along the arroyos be discussed in open session, and prioritized Zone 7’s role as a regional partner both to protect our water supply and work with the City of Livermore to tackle this important issue.

Angela is prepared to respond to the lessons learned from our recent and severe drought. She understands the urgency of diversifying our water supply and working with other agencies on vital resources such as the Los Vaqueros intertie connection.

I am proud to endorse Angela for re-election to our Zone 7 Board of Directors. Join me on March 3 and vote Angela Ramirez Holmes.